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Howard H. Quint
1917–1981
A respected American historian and teacher, he spent much of his career at the University of Massachusetts and wrote widely on U.S. history, labor, and race. His work is especially remembered for connecting big political ideas to the conflicts of everyday American life.
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Profile in black and white : A frank portrait of South Carolina
by Howard H. Quint
About the author
Born in New Haven, Connecticut, on January 3, 1917, he studied at Yale and Stanford before serving during World War II in federal intelligence and political-analysis roles. He later earned his PhD at Johns Hopkins and went on to build a long academic career as a historian.
At the University of Massachusetts, he became a professor and later chaired the history department, remaining on the faculty until his death on June 23, 1981. Archival records from UMass describe him as a distinguished teacher and scholar, and they show that his papers document both his academic work and the writing of several books.
His books include The Forging of American Socialism and Profile in Black and White, along with edited and coauthored volumes on American history. Across that work, he focused on politics, reform, social conflict, and the ways power and inequality shaped the American past.